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• Title:The nation's health.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Shi, Leiyu.
  Singh, Douglas A., 1946-
  
• Published/Created:Sudbury, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, ©2011.
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WA100 .N2841 2011
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WA100 .N2841 2011
    
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  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Public health--United States.
  Medical care--United States.
  Medical policy--United States.
  Health care reform--United States.
  Health status indicators--United States.
  
• Medical Subjects: Public Health--trends--United States.
  Delivery of Health Care--United States.
  Epidemiologic Factors--United States.
  Health Policy--United States.
  Health Status--United States.
  Socioeconomic Factors--United States.
  
• Edition:8th ed. / edited by Leiyu Shi, Douglas A. Singh.
  
• Description:xiii, 849 pages : ill ; 28 cm.
  
• Summary:At last comes the Eighth Edition of the classic text, extensively revised by the new best selling author/editor team of Leiyu Shi and Douglas Singh. This timely revision includes an overarching framework to portray the determinants of the nation s health and to organize the major components of the book. Each section begins with a summary highlighting the major issues and challenges as well as an outline of the articles that follow. The Eighth Edition features both classic readings as well as new readings published within the last five years. New articles on healthcare delivery and interventions address health determinants and improving population health from other countries in the world. Ideal for use at the graduate and undergraduate level, the book can be used either as a stand-alone textbook or a secondary reader to a healthcare related course.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780763784577 (pbk.)
  0763784575 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:Health outcomes
  Conceptual framework of health determinants
  Social determinants of health
  Behavioral determinants of health
  Biological determinants of health
  The health workforce
  Health care financing
  Medical technology
  Organization of health care
  The public health system
  Primary care
  Inpatient and tertiary care
  Long-term and community care
  Mental health care
  Non-medical interventions
  Medical interventions
  Lessons from abroad
  The future of health care delivery.